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jmowreader

(52,513 posts) Sun Apr 27, 2025, 11:29 PM Apr 27

Idaho Men make Florida Men look almost normal [View all]

My paper employs a man named Dave Oliveira who writes a Local History column for our Sunday edition. How he works is to read through our early archives - we've been in business since 1892 so they're extensive - for interesting stories, then interviews the descendants of the subjects of these stories.

This week's column was about three men who had perished in what the paper described as the largest explosion in Kootenai County's history.

What happened is these three maniacs were thawing dynamite in the oven and it went off.

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Idaho Men make Florida Men look almost normal [View all] jmowreader Apr 27 OP

Wish they did that here. Love stories like this. Silent Type Apr 27 #1

And they were 3 of the smart ones in Idaho! Enter stage left Apr 27 #2

Any date of when it happened? Norrrm Apr 28 #3

I didn't know dynamite could freeze!! 58Sunliner Apr 28 #4

In case you are interested.... Old Crank Apr 28 #8

From a historical mining site- 58Sunliner Apr 28 #13

Thanks, Darwin! Hassler Apr 28 #5

So, they had descendants? NBachers Apr 28 #6

Possibly descendants of their acquaintances. dchill Apr 28 #10

Fools and High Explosives Mopar151 Apr 28 #7

Reminds me of the guy reportedly washing some very dirty and oily work clothes. Aussie105 Apr 28 #9

Snort. littlemissmartypants Apr 28 #11

better than cancer Tetrachloride Apr 28 #12